DAMBULLA: Pakistan have won the toss and opted to field first against Nepal in the sixth match of the ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2024 here at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Sunday.
PLAYING XIs
Both teams made one change for this match. For Pakistan, Omaima Sohail came in for Iram Javed, while Nepal brought in Roma Thapa for Sabnam Rai.
Nepal: Samjhana Khadka, Sita Rana Magar, Indu Barma (c), Kabita Kunwar, Rubina Chhetry, Puja Mahato, Kajal Shrestha (wk), Roma Thapa, Bindu Rawal, Kabita Joshi, Kritika Marasini
Pakistan: Sidra Amin, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nida Dar (c), Aliya Riaz, Omaima Sohail, Fatima Sana, Tuba Hassan, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu, Syeda Aroob Shah
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Pakistan captain Nida Dar, after winning the toss, shared that she chose to field to change things around, keeping in mind that they lost the game against India after opting to bat.
“We batted first against India, so we want to change this time around,” said Dar. “We have one change, Omaima Sohail comes in.”
Meanwhile, Nepal captain Indu Barma was happy with the decision as her team was ready for both situations after the victory in the first match against the UAE.
“I am happy with his decision, we are ready with both bat and ball,” said Barma. “After many years, we have beaten UAE and we were very happy. We also have one change.”
FORM GUIDE
Pakistan walk into this match with a loss against arch-rivals India in their opening match of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024, while Nepal had a successful start to their campaign with a victory against UAE in their first game.
Pakistan: L, L, L, L, L (most recent first)
Nepal: W, L, W, W, W
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